Zelenskyy explained, “I told him that if he gave us the weapons we need and stopped supporting Putin, we would let him build Trump-branded hotels and other Trump-branded buildings in Ukraine’s ten largest cities, as well as Trump golf courses in the countryside. He was quite excited.”   read more

In some respects President Barack Obama has done right by women—by including gender identity in the administration’s employee nondiscrimination statement (a first) and by signing the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. But when it comes to which members...   read more

Three glaciers in the northern reaches of the United States have been shrinking in size, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Officials with the USGS have been studying three “benchmark glaciers” since the 1950s to help understand changes in c...   read more

FBI agents raided the New Orleans Police Department homicide division on Thursday looking for files and evidence relating to the killings of several African Americans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. One case involved the shooting of...   read more

Bank officials are at it again. Having survived last year’s financial meltdown—in large part because of the federal bailout program—many of the nation’s biggest financial institutions are once again offering high-risk opportunities to investors, w...   read more

Should one of America’s favorite foods be treated the same as cigarettes? Officials with the Cancer Project think so, which is why the organization is suing to force manufacturers of hot dogs to add warning labels to packages. According to the pla...   read more

An attempt by the Bush administration to thwart the protection of national forest lands from development was overturned on Wednesday by a federal appeals court in California. The legal battle pitted the Roadless Area Conservation Rule of 2001, ado...   read more

With California’s prison system at nearly 200% capacity, a panel of federal judges has ordered the state to release tens of thousands of inmates to alleviate overcrowding that was deemed cruel and unusual punishment. Nearly 43,000 prisoners may be...   read more

Levying a tax on oil speculation would produce two important benefits for the country, argues Congressman Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and supporters of his plan. By treating oil speculation like gambling, and implementing a 0.02% sin tax on the trading o...   read more

Democracy is having a difficult time taking root in Iraq. When elections are held, such as those in February, turnout has been poor, and citizens in some provinces have not been allowed to vote. But those problems pale in comparison to the governm...   read more

With previous government investigations revealing the awarding of small business contracts to large corporations, the American Small Business League (ASBL) figured it would be a good idea to check up on who is receiving contracts from federal agen...   read more

A different kind of work-related stress claim has been filed in the United Kingdom, where a government press secretary says his medical problem stems from having to lie about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. John Salisbury-Baker, a press officer ...   read more

The effects of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks are starting to wear off, at least as far as tourists and business travelers coming to the United States. Following the attacks on New York and Washington, DC, the number of visitors nationwide dropped...   read more

Cenk Uygur, host of The Young Turks, offers a different perspective on the U.S. military as part of his argument for combating the constant haranguing by Republicans over how bad government is. To denigrate the government is also to denigrate the ...   read more

Despite creating a program specifically designed to protect them from heat exposure, farm workers are continuing to die in agricultural fields in California, prompting the ACLU and others to file a lawsuit against the state. In 2005, state officia...   read more

So much for Billy the bad guy. Last year during the presidential campaign Barack Obama singled out former Democratic congressman Billy Tauzin of Louisiana for helping the pharmaceutical industry keep its drug pricing regime with Medicare as part o...   read more

Many of the nation’s largest government contractors have received the biggest portion of stimulus funds to date, according to an analysis by Government Executive. The publication found 17 corporations were awarded $1.62 billion in contracts under ...   read more